- Date
- May 2, 1972
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68041Douglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79726
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0001 72/5/2 TUCSON,ARIZ DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 0 9 TRAINING AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1252 N68041 PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, 6100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOLDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: SHAFT,TURBINE POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: OTHER POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OUT OF BALANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- STIFFENER RING FAILED,HI PRES TURBINE PRES TUBE FAILED NR 2 ENG.AFT PART ENG SEPN DUE ROTOR IMBAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68041
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
N68041Registration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Engine modelGE CF6-6 series
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